About Northwest Energy Angels
Founded in 2006, Northwest Energy Angels is a Washington non-profit organization and business network that connects members with outstanding cleantech entrepreneurs in the Pacific Northwest. Funds are not pooled; each member makes her/his own investment decisions but shares due diligence and the wealth of experience inherent in our powerful network of investors, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, executives, scientists, engineers, bankers and attorneys. To date, members have invested over $2 million in 16 companies.
Northwest Energy Angels are value-added investors, providing investment capital and strategic advice to help cleantech entrepreneurs succeed. We mentor and coach entrepreneurs, serve on their boards, provide contacts and assist with team building, strategic planning and fundraising. Our goal is to help make the companies in which we invest highly profitable for both management and investors.
Members are a mix of business leaders with extensive experience in cleantech, high-tech, finance, environmental engineering, real estate development, the utility space and other industries, present and former entrepreneurs, and others with a passion for fueling positive change in the Pacific NW economy. Many are experienced angels; some are new investors benefiting from participation in a supportive group environment. All are accredited investors.
Northwest Energy Angels reviews and screens company business plans on a regular basis and selects three or four companies to make presentations during bi-monthly member luncheon meetings. Some meetings also feature guest speakers who inform and educate us on angel investing and cleantech industry trends and issues.
We look at companies in a broad range of cleantech sectors and invest in seed, A and (rarely) B rounds. Our geographic focus is the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia and Alberta) but we look at deals from other regions, particularly the Western U.S. Although we welcome companies with "chiseled-in-stone" term sheets, we are experienced in leading both seed and A rounds.
We work closely with other angel groups in the Pacific Northwest to maximize deal flow and to syndicate deals when we need to fill out investment rounds. Northwest Energy Angels is a member of the Angel Capital Association and the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE).
